The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-02

noon and evening during the week.
Building permits were issued yesterday to w.
4. Reed, for frame house on Lexington ave-
nue.. near Reed street, to cost 81. 200, and W. ii.
Hicks. for frame cottage Pleasant street,
near Woodlawn avenue. to cost 81, OPS.
The Knights of Honor of the city will hold
atwood. on the Indianapolis & Vincennes rail-
road, to-day The train will leave the Union
Depot at 7:45 and return at AS o'clock.
While All Sing, Virginia avenue laundry
yesterday morning. a half-grown boy came in
and stole $40 out Of the money drawer All
chased the tt thief but did not overtake him.
Lewis Hoyt was arrested yesterday on the
employ of the Panhandle railroad, and is accused
of having carried away large amount OF pig
iron belonging to the road. The arrest was
made by the railroad officials.
The members of the Board Of Trade yesterday
elected r. S. Foster, John II. Holiday, w. =.
Piel ir., Arthur Gillett D. w. Coffin, w. H.
Cooper and George E. Townley q committee to
nominate candidates to be voted for at the an
nual election of officers on June ID.
Bethany Park was opened for the season yes
terday. Several of the summer cottages are al
ready occupied, and the indications are that the
hotel will be filed with pleasure-seekers in few
weeks A. Nj. Atkinson. of Wabash president
OF the association, with his family, will occupy
his summer residence next week.
The city commissioners heard the last Of the
evidence in the condemnation of property for the
noon prior TO ad journment. viewed the premises.
So far as can be ascertaned, the property holders
are we'll satisfied. aud the report will 60 to the
Council with but little, if any, opposition.
The following persons were licensed to marry.
yesterday Lewis Dauffalder and Ida Litkey,
Morinda Dantzer and Louisa Adams. George W.
Springer and Louella Bradley, William Holtz
and Mary Jordan. Charles A. Noting and Lena
Reinsch, Louis Robinson and Minnie NJ. Hall,
Jasper Jones and Lettie Baltimore, John A.
Eusev and Lena E. Clark.
The ladies of the German Methodist Church
on Prospect street gave a musical and literary
entertainment on Tuesday niebs. which was to
have been followed by a festival. The baskets
containing the refreshments were placed in the
cises were in progress thieves broke in and car
ried away nearly all the eatables.
ROBBED ON THE HIGHWAY.
B. Golden, Jew who peddles through the
country. was coming to the city on the Brook
vile pike, last night. when he was attacked by
highwaymen, who knocked him down, and beat
him very badly, and then robbed him of a watch
and $17 in money. The affair occurred near q
farm-h house. and he made his way there and
spent the night The police were notified, and
Captain Colbert went out to search for the men.
Mr.. Golden thinks there were three of them
SUSPECTED OF BEING HTGHwAYMEN.
Several weeks ago a woman was hold up by
hghwaymen in Bartholomew county, and robbed
of $25. The men who did the work were traced
to this city, and the police have since been on
the lookout for them Last night Patrolmen
Busener and Clark arrested two men in dis
reputable resort on Virginia avenue. who answer
the description: They were locked up. and will
be held for Identification. They gave their
names as Albert Davidson and Edward Ma
hone.
STOLE THE MONEY OF HELLO.
Yesterday was payday with the telephone
company, and about o'clock Manager Haugh
sealed up $3.50 in about fifty envelopes be dis
triouted among the employees at o'clock just
as he finished the work he was called out Of fne
office on business and left the money laying
upon his desk. He returned in about ten
minutes and the money was all gone. His mes
senger, who worked in the adjoining room, saw
q colored man enter the room, but supposed Mr..
Haugh was in, and gave him notice. The
police think they know who the thief is, and he
will probably be arrested to-day.
CONSOLIDATION OF 1. Q. o. F. LODGES.
Philoxenian. Lodge, l. o. o. F.. No. A, and
Corinthian Lodge, No Ala, consolidated last
night. the latter being merged into and taking
the name of the former lodge. which is over
forty years old. Cornthian has been meeting
at the hall at the corner of st. Mary street and
Central avenue, but will hereafter meet at the
rooms in GraLd Lodge Building. Their former
quarters will be occupied by Oriental Lodge
Free and Accepted Masons After short
the consolidated lodge, together with their
wives and families, had a social reunion at
Grand Lodge Hall.
ARREST OF REAL-EsTATE AGENT.
George McFee, local real-estate speculator,
was arrested last night by Captain Colbert and
Sergeant Quigley warrant sworn out by
Abraham Cline, charging him with obtaining
money under false pretenses. Two weeks ago,
according to Mr.. Cline, Mr.. McFee came to
him and represented that he had 12O acres of
unincumbered land in Lake county for sale.
Mr. Cline told him ne had a note
a gentleman in Ohio for $500, and would put
that in on the land. Mr.. Melee concluded to
take that amount for the land, and tho note was
delivered, and the deed signed. Yesterday Mr..
Cline ascertained that Mr. McFee had no right
to sell the land and that it was covered BY an
81, 800 mortgage, and when Mr.. Melee refused
to give back the money he had him arrested.
COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE MARKET MANAGEMENT.
A delegation of purchasers Of stalls in the
market under 'Tomlinson Hall called upon the
Mayor and city clerk, yesterday, and complained
that the rules governing the management of the
market were not being obeyed, and that unless
they were assured that the market ordinance
would be enforced they would not pay for their
stalls. Their grievance is that persons are al
lowed to sell on the outside of the market house,
and that many of these bawkers are given the
privilege for almost nothing Another COM
plant was that persons with general stocks OF
merchandise had been permit ed to enter the
meat market. 1t also reported that the
market-master had sold stand privileges outside
at 10 cents per day, whom the ordinance stipu-
lates that the price shall be so cents. In order
to remedy the matter a meeting OF the market
committee of the Council and Board Of Alder
men was called by the city attorney for Satur-
day evening
SHOT WITH AN UNLOADED REVOLVER
Clarence Marriott, the eleven-year- old son of
Mr. George Marriott. residing at No. 467 East
St Clair street, was accidentally shot in the
forehead, at o'clock yesterday morning, by
john Woods. another boy about the same age
The accident occurred on Bellefontains street
Young Woods is a street lamp-iighter, and lit
tie before o'clock he awoke Marriott whom he
asked to accompany him to put out his lamps
On Bellefontaine street they met Thomas SUIT
land, another lamplghter, who had q revolver.
Woods borrowed it few minutes. and shot at
a stump His comrades pointed out tin can.
and he then turned and shot at it That's all
the cartridges" said Sutland, and Woods then
turned and pointed tie gun st Marriott, and said:
..Ill shoot Youn TbeCe third cartridge.